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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH ›› 2016, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 349-356.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2014.00213

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Review on Mechanism of Habitat Adaptability and Resource Value of Tamarix Species

Sun Likun1, Liu Wanqiu1,2,3, Chen Tuo1, Liu Guangxiu1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering of Gansu Province, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China;
    2. Marine and Fisheries Agency of ChangYi, Changyi 261300, Shandong, China;
    3. Changyi Offshore Ecosystem and Engineering Research Center, Changyi 261300, Shandong, China
  • Received:2014-10-15 Revised:2014-12-18 Online:2016-03-20 Published:2016-03-20

Abstract: The plant of the genus Tamarix was an Old World genus occurred in Mediterranean region since Tertiary. As constructive species on the sandy and salty soil, they played important roles in sandy fixation and fragile ecosystem restoration. From the views of eco-physiological and molecular levels, this paper reviewed the mechanism of the adaptation of diverse habitats, including the aspects of community character, morphology, seed propagation, genetic variation. By summarizing their physiological, biochemical and molecular response under drought and saline-alkali stress, the paper re-evaluated its roles in ecological restoration, medicine and health. The aim of this review was to propose the issues and directions in the further studies and to provide theoretical references for research and utilization of Tamarix plant.

Key words: Tamarix, eco-physiological adaptability, molecular mechanism, resource value

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